Yisrael Hayom reports today that PM Netanyahu has received an official invitation to Egypt and will shortly be paying a visit to government leaders in Cairo, citing senior Egyptian officials as its source.Netanyahu will apparently be leaving within a few days, in response to the invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi himself.The Egyptian sources revealed that Al-Sisi and Netanyahu are to discuss a whole raft of regional issues, first and foremost among which will be strengthening their security ties in face of the growing threat from Iran, especially now in light of the expected inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States.

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The government is due to convene today in order to authorize coronavirus restrictions that will be applied during the upcoming festival of Hanukkah to Jewish communities Inly. Hanukkah begins this evening and lasts for eight days.According to recommendations from the Health Ministry that were given to ministers, from today (December 10) until December 18, citizens will be banned from visiting each other's homes from half past five in the afternoon until midnight. This will apply in all towns and cities where a majority of residents are Jewish. In addition, gatherings (of two people and more) will be forbidden during these hours, unless they are comprised solely of people who live in the same residence.

The government is expected to authorize prohibitions In gatherings of members of more than Ine household for the evening hours of Hanukkah, starting this evening.The fine for unauthorized presence in a residence not Ine's own is to be set at NIS 500.Exceptions to the prohibition will be made for: Provision/receipt of essentials medical treatment including alternative medical treatment social workers visiting their clients coming to the aid of a person in distress minor children visiting a parent with whom they do not live full-time provision of essential treatment to animals sending Ine's minor child or children to stay with another family while the parent(s) leaves the home for an authorized reason.

US President Donald Trump In Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block millions of votes from four battleground states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden.Trump's request came in a filing with the court asking to intervene in a lawsuit brought In Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and which seeks to invalidate millions of votes cast in four states that went for Biden: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The US Senate voted not to block the sale of F35 fighter jets to the UAE.47 voted in favor of blocking the sale, compared to 49 who voted against. Earlier, the Senate also voted down a resolution to reject the sale of weapons to the UAE.

Deputy Minister MK Fateen Mulla (Likud) told Reshet Bet radio In Wednesday that he had been tasked by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to work In a law In the rights of Druze and Circassian residents of Israel."the Prime Minister has appointed me to head a committee to examine the Nationality Law and the Kaminitz Law, and to propose a law that would guarantee the rights of members of the Druze and Circassian communities," he said.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced In Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but he is currently experiencing no symptoms.Wolf said in a statement quoted by The Hill that he tested positive Tuesday after a "routine" test.